Sweet Bonnet Sweet Pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Sweet Bonnet Sweet Pepper'
USDA zones9 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
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Notes
'Sweet Bonnet Sweet Pepper' (Capsicum chinense 'Sweet Bonnet Sweet Pepper') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows 12 to 36 inches tall and draws butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Purple Ruffles basil.